The success of NAI Global continues to attract interest and attention, and we are extremely proud to be featured in the cover story for the June issue of Real Estate Forum magazine. The article, titled, “A Managed Network of Owners,” quotes NAI Global President Jay Olshonsky, Geoff Woodward of C-III , NAI Global Chief Economist Peter Linneman and Steve Jaffe of BH Properties. Many thanks to the individuals from sev...

ST. LOUIS (February 9, 2016) – NAI DESCO announced today that it arranged the sale of one of the largest senior living communities in the St. Louis area. The Cedars of Town & Country, a 261,595 square foot facility on 25.43 acres sold for $34 Million on February 1st. Carl Conceller, SIOR of NAI DESCO represented the purchaser Lutheran Senior Services (LSS) in the purchase of the property and an 8.0 acres a...

Congrats to Z Pizza on it’s new Clayton location, the first one in Missouri! John Shuff & Tom Erman of NAI DESCO helped broker the deal at 7600 Wydown, scheduled to open on April 6th.

The fast casual pizza chain focuses on fresh ingredients and healthier food using organic veggies, gourmet cheese and MSG & additive free meats. Check out their menu and learn more at their website: www.zpizza.com

Floyd Sweeney, SIOR and Barry Iken of NAI DESCO represented Property Holdings LLC in the sale of their 25,000 square foot retail building at 551 Lewis and Clark in Washington, MO to First Assembly of God

Josh Hibbits of NAI DESCO represented Family Dollar in the lease of 8,996 square foot of retail space at 2700 S Grand Blvd in St. Louis from Grand Real Estate Holdings.

Josh Hibbits of NAI DESCO represented Family Dollar in the lease of 9,804 square feet of retail space at 1549 S Jefferson Ave in St. Louis from Jefferson Square Group LLC.

Barry Iken and John Mason of NAI DESCO represented LSREF2 Nova Investments III in the sale of their 18,934 square foot retail center at 3137-45 S Grand in St. Louis to 3137 South Grand LLC.

In his latest white paper, NAI Global Chief Economist, Dr. Peter Linneman, outlines that without a robust job recovery, the real estate market will continue to be slow to recover.Click here to download.

Third quarter 2012 reports are available here for the St. Louis industrial, office and retail sectors. Check out the reports for details on vacancy and rental rates, absorption, construction trends and major lease transactions. You can also receive the reports via email by joining our email list. Look for more information on market trends in the weeks to come as Vice President Andy Murphy, CCIM is published in the November issue of Heartland Real Estate Magazine.

John McDonald of NAI DESCO represented 20 North Central LLC in the lease of 2,208 square feet of retail space at 20 N. Central in Clayton, MO to NPJ Enterprises 2.

David Wittenauer, CCIIM of NAI DESCO represented Threlkeld Family Investments, LLC in the lease of 6,252 square feet of office space to Total Renal Care at 1095 N. Green Mount Rd in Shiloh, IL.

John McDonald of NAI DESCO represented Grimco Inc in their lease of 22,400 square feet of industrial space at 2030 Corporate 44 Drive in Fenton, MO from Altus-Corporate 44 Partners.

David Wittenauer, CCIM of NAI DESCO represented Granite City Illinois Hospital Company in the sale of their 1,518 square foot office building at 800 St. Louis Rd in Collinsville, IL to Michael & Dina Altenberger.

Josh Hibbits and David Wittenauer, CCIM of NAI DESCO represented SMR Acquisitions in their purchase of 0.85 acre parcel at 100 N Court St in Marion, IL from Clifford and Gloria Jones.

Barry Iken and John Mason of NAI DESCO represented LSREF2 Nova Investments II in the sale of their 16,526 square foot retail center at 4145 & 4151 Papin Rd in St. Louis to 3100 South Inc.

NAI DESCO recently negotiated the sale of Northwest Plaza, once the world’s largest indoor shopping center at 1,829,000 square feet. The new owners, Northwest Plaza, LLC, purchased the development from St. Ann Shopping Center, LLC.

Northwest Plaza, located at St. Charles Rock Rd and Lindbergh Blvd in St. Ann, Missouri, was originally built as an open air mall in 1966 before being enclosed in the 1980s. The development had declined in recent years as the mall’s anchors departed. The mall was shuttered in 2011.

Redevelopment plans for the 122 acre site include space for several big box and junior anchor users as well as multiple outlots. NAI DESCO will continue to market the property.

The following is an excerpt from NAI DESCO Principal, Carl Concellor’s article regarding the state of Commercial Real Estate in the St. Louis region. The article appeared here in the summer edition of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s business Magazine, bWorld.

The real estate market has been heavily impacted by The Great Recession. While the current economic environment continues its slow march towards recovery, the real estate sector continues to struggle with a weak housing market and a loss of jobs and key employers.

“For 2012, considering the uncertainty in markets, the St. Louis Metropolitan area, although not glamorous, has held its own primarily due to the diversity in our employment base. We have lost jobs due to consolidation, relocation and or acquisition, but the education, medical and biotech, financial services and insurance, as well as transportation and distribution sectors remain steady and in many cases are expanding,” Conceller said.

The following is an excerpt from an article by Peter Sheahan of NAI DESCO published in the June 2012 issue of Heartland Real Estate Business. The original article is available here:

St. Louis Retail: Leasing, Development Activity Heats Up

Consumers are loosening their wallets in St. Louis, and the thaw in spending has given the local retail market a much-needed shot of adrenaline. The discount retailer is still king, but new concepts and developments are gaining ground. With positive absorption of space on the rise, investment sales are increasing.

St. Louis is poised to see a major development in the central trade area at the former Hadley Township site. After several failed attempts at development in the past 10 years, Hadley seems destined for redevelopment at last. The 40-acre site is located on I-64 in the central suburb of Richmond Heights and will consist of an assemblage of 150-plus commercial and residential parcels.

In the southern half of the development, Menards was selected by the city over Costco and will open one of its first St. Louis locations in early 2014. The site plan includes a 240,000-square-foot store with additional out parcels for retail and restaurant users.

The following is an excerpt of a story from CoStar, written by Mark Heschmeyer, published June 6, 2012. The original article is available here:

This week’s disappointing job growth numbers make it abundantly clear that it’s still a tenants’ market out there and no amount of aspiring to the contrary will make it easier for landlords fighting to attract and retain them.

The job news “is an obstacle and a cautionary line creating uncertainty in the short-term outlook,” said Carl Conceller, principal of NAI Desco in St. Louis, MO. “Landlords are keenly aware of the limited tenants in the market place and the need to maintain occupancy in a highly competitive market. Landlords will continue to be aggressive in structuring leases to capture tenants as early as possible, while blocking them from the competition.”More >